| Authorised form of name | Leclerc; Georges Louis (1707 - 1788); Count of Buffon |
| Dates | 1707 - 1788 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Montbard, France |
| Date of birth | 07 September 1707 |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Date of death | 16 April 1788 |
| Research field | Natural history |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 07/02/1740 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
P Casini, 'Newton's Principia and the Philosophers of the Enlightenment' in NR 1988 vol 42 pp 35-52 |
| Code | NA7989 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1739/15 | Leclerc, Georges Louis, Count of Buffon: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 7 February 1740 |
| M/037 | Leclerc, Georges Louis, Count of Buffon | |
| MM/16/18 | Note describing a small collection of letters addressed to James Jurin, Secretary of the Royal Society | 1878 |
| IM/000646 | Leclerc, Georges Louis, Count of Buffon | nd |
| L&P/2/116 | Letter, 'Recommends Mr Charles Walmesley for election into the R.S.; speaks of earthquake in London; & of copies of his Nat. Hist.; of a burning-mirror of 360 small looking glasses' from George Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon to Martin Folkes | 6 April 1750 |
| M/038 | Leclerc, Georges Louis, Count of Buffon | |
| L&P/1/1 | Letter, 'Du jardin du roy le 18 Juillet 1741' from Georges L L Buffon to Martin Folkes | 18 July 1741 |